Chicago's homicide toll surpasses 400

Red Eye ^ | 11-19-09 | Tracy Swartz

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Englewood saw two homicides this week, bringing its 2009 murder toll to 17 victims.

On Sunday, a 20-year-old man was found shot to death in the 500 block of West 58th Street, according to police information. The next day, a 21-year-old man was shot and killed about four blocks away.

This year, Englewood has seen 16 shooting deaths and one fatal beating, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found.

Fourteen of the 17 victims were male, 14 were under the age of 30 when they died and all victims were black, according to data from the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

Citywide, the homicide death toll for the year surpassed 400 victims this month. As of Wednesday afternoon, there have been 418 homicide victims, including 11 victims of automobile crashes in which the driver was initially charged with reckless homicide, RedEye found.

This month, there have been 25 homicides, including a fatal car crash that killed two people in Greater Grand Crossing. The driver in that crash initially was charged with reckless homicide. Police logged 38 murders in November last year.

To check the number of murders in your neighborhood, go to the RedEye homicide map.

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Tracking murders in Chicago

In 2009, RedEye is tracking all murders that occur in Chicago. In every Thursday's paper, RedEye will publish a map of the homicides from the previous week. This interactive map also will be updated weekly. For more homicide information in Chicago, go to the Chicago Tribune and its Breaking News Center.

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Data is based on preliminary police reports. Information subject to change.

November 19: Englewood saw two homicides this week, bringing its 2009 murder toll to 17 victims.

On Sunday, a 20-year-old man was found shot to death in the 500 block of West 58th Street, according to police information. The next day, a 21-year-old man was shot and killed about four blocks away.

This year, Englewood has seen 16 shooting deaths and one fatal beating, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found.

Fourteen of the 17 victims were male, 14 were under the age of 30 when they died and all victims were black, according to data from the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

Citywide, the homicide death toll for the year surpassed 400 victims this month. As of Wednesday afternoon, there have been 418 homicide victims, including 11 victims of automobile crashes in which the driver was initially charged with reckless homicide, RedEye found.

This month, there have been 25 homicides, including a fatal car crash that killed two people in Greater Grand Crossing. The driver in that crash initially was charged with reckless homicide. Police logged 38 murders in November last year.

November 12: North Lawndale saw two homicides Sunday, bringing its homicide toll for the year to 18 victims.

On Sunday, a 16-year-old male was shot to death in the 1500 block of South Christiana Avenue and a 41-year-old man was stabbed to death in the 1900 block of South Trumbull Avenue, according to police information.

This year, there have been 16 shooting deaths and two stabbing deaths in North Lawndale, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found. Sixteen of the victims were male, two were female; all were black.

Citywide, 17 homicides have been recorded so far this month. Police logged 38 murders in November 2008.

November 5: The seven female homicide victims killed in the last week and a half represent 14 percent of all female homicide victims this year, according to a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data.

On Sunday, a 16-year-old woman died from assault wounds while a 24-year-old woman was shot to death in Austin.

Last week, a 3-month-old Avalon Park girl died after child abuse; and a 32-year-old woman was beaten to death in Englewood. A 47-year-old woman was stabbed to death in Pullman; and a 46-year-old woman was shot to death in West Englewood. In Hermosa, a 22-year-old woman was found shot to death, according to information from the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

Citywide, October ended with 37 homicides, including a fatal car crash that killed two people in West Englewood. The driver in that crash initially was charged with reckless homicide. Chicago police recorded 46 murders in October last year.

So far in November, seven homicides have been recorded. Police logged 38 in November 2008.

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~~Chicago Way .... PING!

[nascarnation]

Wonder if Baraq will fly in and join Oprah to plead for “peace in the streets”

Don’t hold your breath......

[2banana]

Chicago's homicide toll surpasses 400

Chicago - more dangerous to Americans than Iraq and Afghanistan COMBINED!

[Rick_Michael]

black on black crime...one wonders if this statistic wasn’t in America, would we be deemed a violent country? I tend to think not so much....

[mountainlion]

And the mob boss in charge of the government says that the Texas murders were because of too many guns in Texas! The guy has a screw loose.

[thefactor]

in order to provide a comparison, NYC has had 403 homicides as of last sunday.

what are the population differences between these two cities?

[blam]

"Chicago's homicide toll surpasses 400 "

The positive point is...that's 400 they won't have next year.

[Clemenza]

NYC has about 8.2 Million. Chicago is about 2.9 Million.

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Yeah, and wouldn’t you think the 0 and
his belted woman would get involved
with the explosive crime situation,
especially amongst the lost generation
of twisted hiphop thugs in their own
hometown .. at least for the chillun?

[al baby]

Well the war for Chicago is lost just get all our troops out and let go to the thugs and politicians

[NativeNewYorker]

Chicago has more murders than NYC, even tho it has about a third NY's population.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/downloads/pdf/crime_statistics/cscity.pdf

[hoosier hick]

Thank goodness gun control is keeping people safe in Chicago. Maybe they should consider “goon control” instead....

hh

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John Kass has an idea ..

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Turn Thomson prison into training camp of our own

Excerpt:

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Don’t worry. I’ve got the perfect political compromise.

I tried it out on U.S. Rep. Don Manzullo. He’s the Illinois Republican in whose district Obama wants to ship the Gitmo Gang and lock them behind super-max walls so they won’t escape, fan out across the prairie, and kill all of us in our beds.

“I’m opposed to the terrorists coming here at all,” Manzullo told me Wednesday. “The generals tell us that Gitmo is the rallying cry for terrorist recruiting. I asked: Will that animosity transfer to Thomson? The Defense Department could not give us a guarantee.”

So I told him my plan. There was a long silence on the phone. I could hear him breathing.

*snip*

If Obama really wants the Gitmo Gang in Illinois, it’s going to happen. After all, he is the president of the United States of America.

So let’s bow low, as if he were the emperor of Japan and we’re a bunch of terrified peasants, almost touching our foreheads to the ground, without a shred of imperialistic American dignity.

OK, President Obama, you win. We’ll take the Gitmo Gang.

***But only on one condition:

In exchange, we want all the convicted American politicians currently living in cushy Club Feds to be transferred immediately to the Thomson Correctional Center so they can bunk with the terrorists and corrupt them too.***

That might benefit American interests and save us lives and treasure. Before you say I’m crazy, just think about it.

What is terrorism anyway? It is the use of violence to achieve a political goal, and one offshoot is subverting people’s confidence in their system of government.

And what of corrupt politicians? They subvert the people’s confidence in their system of government much more than the terrorists could ever dream of doing.

Political corruption corrodes almost everything, from the belief that a job application is based on qualifications and ability, to school admissions (may the kid with the best clout win), to the way business is conducted in public and private sectors.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-kass-19-nov19,0,6027124.column

[WayneS]

Well GOOD for Chicago! I'm wondering what sort of recognition is in order on such a momentous occasion.

Is a simple “Congratulations” greeting card enough?
Should I send flowers?
What sort of gift, if any, is appropriate?

Both Miss Manners and Emily Post have given this type of event short-shrift in their etiquette books, so I am at somewhat of a loss as to what I should do...

...other than stay out of Chicago.

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*Related:

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Veteran robbed, killed on way to deposit money from benefit

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Army veteran William “Bill” Burtner survived Vietnam and dedicated his life to helping other veterans.

On Monday, Burtner was about to enter a Midlothian bank to deposit money the south suburb’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2580 had raised during a benefit.

He never made it inside.

Burtner, 65, was assaulted and robbed outside the bank. He died Wednesday night at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.

An autopsy today concluded Burtner died of hypertensive cardiovascular disease and fractured ribs from the assault, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. It ruled the death a homicide.

Burtner was about to deposit proceeds from a VFW benefit last weekend for Chicago-area World War II veterans so they could visit a war memorial in Washington, D.C., according to Katherine Foss, a family friend.

She said Burtner, who was elected as a commander for the post, was supposed to go to the VFW later in the day to help pack up belongings, such as clothing and other donations, for soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.

On Monday, Burtner was entering AJ Smith Federal Savings Bank, 14757 S. Cicero Ave., when two men attacked him in a strong-arm robbery, said Midlothian Police Detective Sgt. Steve Zamiar.

http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/11/veteran-robbed-killed-on-way-to-deposit-money-from-benefit.html

[SERKIT]

Let's look at one murder at a time.

[maddog55]

Probably go down if law abiding citizens could carry guns but only criminals are allowed to:

June 2 2009 (Bloomberg) — A Chicago ordinance banning handguns and automatic weapons within city limits was upheld by a U.S. Court of Appeals panel, which rejected a challenge by the National Rifle Association.

The unanimous three-judge panel ruled today that a U.S. Supreme Court decision last year, which recognized an individual right to bear arms under the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment, didn’t apply to states and municipalities.

[massgopguy]

Why wouldn’t they want to have the Olympics there?

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The Good Samaritan, whose life was viciously and needlessly taken by thugs ... God rest his soul and comfort his family.